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Latest NewsenUNC Chapel Hill Lockdown Update: 'Armed And Dangerous Person' Reported, Sirens Activatedhttp://www.ibtimes.com/unc-chapel-hill-lockdown-update-armed-dangerous-person-reported-sirens-activated-2207837
UPDATE: 9:25 a.m. EDT -- The university issued an "all clear" Wednesday about 20 minutes after starting up emergency sirens while police investigated unconfirmed reports of an armed person near the NROTC Building and Venable Hall, which houses chemistry and marine science classrooms.
"The all-clear signal means the threat to the campus is over," it wrote on its Alert Carolina website, adding that students and staff should resume normal activities.http://www.ibtimes.com/unc-chapel-hill-lockdown-update-armed-dangerous-person-reported-sirens-activated-2207837Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:09:03 -0500UNLV Rebels Nickname Controversy: Mascot Not Linked To Confederacy, Says University Presidenthttp://www.ibtimes.com/unlv-rebels-nickname-controversy-mascot-not-linked-confederacy-says-university-2205973
The debate over Confederate symbols on American college campuses has reached the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the school is fighting back. University President Len Jessup released a statement Monday backing the institution's nickname, the Rebels, and mascot, "Hey Reb!" He denied allegations that the character had any connection to the Confederacy, according to the Associated Press.http://www.ibtimes.com/unlv-rebels-nickname-controversy-mascot-not-linked-confederacy-says-university-2205973Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:18:25 -0500Student Loan Debt 2015: Income-Share Agreements Let Investors Buy Stock In Students, Could Be New Way To Pay For Collegehttp://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-debt-2015-income-share-agreements-let-investors-buy-stock-students-could-2202547
A different way to finance a college education has begun to gain traction and could provide a fresh alternative to student loans, which plague many recent graduates and the U.S. economy as a whole. Purdue University this week took a step toward exploring income-share agreements, in which investors pay for a student's education in exchange for a percentage of future earnings. The move by the Indiana school adds to the momentum behind the alternative to private student loans.http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-debt-2015-income-share-agreements-let-investors-buy-stock-students-could-2202547Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:57:14 -0500Who Is Mike Middleton? University Of Missouri System's New Interim President Is A Black Law Professorhttp://www.ibtimes.com/who-mike-middleton-university-missouri-systems-new-interim-president-black-law-2181979
The University of Missouri system's board of curators named Michael Middleton the new interim system president Thursday after his predecessor resigned over his alleged mishandling of racist incidents against students.http://www.ibtimes.com/who-mike-middleton-university-missouri-systems-new-interim-president-black-law-2181979Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:09:55 -0500After Missouri's Tim Wolfe Resigns, Twitter Reacts: Students And Protesters Rejoice, Critics Respond On Social Mediahttp://www.ibtimes.com/after-missouris-tim-wolfe-resigns-twitter-reacts-students-protesters-rejoice-critics-2175727
University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe's sudden resignation Monday was a cause for celebration among student and faculty protesters on campus who demanded attention to recent racist incidents at the school in Columbia. But it was also a trending topic on social media: Within an hour of Wolfe's announcement at an emergency board of curators meeting at Mizzou, his name had been tweeted more than 20,000 times, according to Topsy analytics.http://www.ibtimes.com/after-missouris-tim-wolfe-resigns-twitter-reacts-students-protesters-rejoice-critics-2175727Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:30:13 -0500Some British Private Schools Struggle With Enrollment, Fee Increases Despite Success Elsewherehttp://www.ibtimes.com/some-british-private-schools-struggle-enrollment-fee-increases-despite-success-2174341
While some private schools in the United Kingdom have experienced a boom in enrollment from foreign countries, independent institutions that rely on local students have begun to suffer. The Economist reported Saturday that British private schools, which are often known as "public schools," now serve only 6.9 percent of the students nationwide, down from 7.2 percent in 2008.http://www.ibtimes.com/some-british-private-schools-struggle-enrollment-fee-increases-despite-success-2174341Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:51:45 -0500Teaching Islam In Public Schools: Why Fear Of Religious Education Underscores The Need For Ithttp://www.ibtimes.com/teaching-islam-public-schools-why-fear-religious-education-underscores-need-it-2173645
During the first week of his world religions class at Texas State University, religious studies Professor Joseph Laycock shows his students a slide of how McDonald’s, which serves customers in 119 countries, offers different menu items in different parts of the world. In Israel, the Golden Arches don’t serve cheeseburgers. In India, veggie burgers are on the menu. And in Indonesia, McDonald’s makes sure its customers know that the beef they serve is halal. The variations are all due to the religious dietary restrictions in those countries.http://www.ibtimes.com/teaching-islam-public-schools-why-fear-religious-education-underscores-need-it-2173645Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:39:15 -0500College Accreditation Transparency: After Corinthian Shutdown, Obama Administration Proposes Stricter Rules For Agencieshttp://www.ibtimes.com/college-accreditation-transparency-after-corinthian-shutdown-obama-administration-2173216
The White House announced Friday a series of measures aimed at improving the college accreditation process that enables schools to receive billions in federal aid each year. On the heels of the shutdown of the for-profit education corporation Corinthian Colleges Inc., the Education Department has decided to publish the standards of the accreditors, release key statistics about the various institutions and spread the news when schools miss the mark.http://www.ibtimes.com/college-accreditation-transparency-after-corinthian-shutdown-obama-administration-2173216Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:11:51 -0500For-Profit College Operator ITT Educational Services Sees Enrollment, Revenue Drop In Third Quarterhttp://www.ibtimes.com/profit-college-operator-itt-educational-services-sees-enrollment-revenue-drop-third-2171314
The owner of the for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institutes saw decreases in revenue and new student enrollment in the third quarter compared to last year, an earnings report released Thursday showed. ITT Educational Services Inc. (NYSE: ESI), a publicly traded company with its headquarters in Indiana, reported about $203 million in revenue in the three months ending Sept. 30, 2015 -- a roughly 16 percent drop from Sept. 30, 2014.http://www.ibtimes.com/profit-college-operator-itt-educational-services-sees-enrollment-revenue-drop-third-2171314Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:54:38 -0500Amid Free Education Protests, College Costs Around The World Reveal Countries' Differenceshttp://www.ibtimes.com/amid-free-education-protests-college-costs-around-world-reveal-countries-differences-2169126
Thousands of students flooded the streets of London Wednesday to demand free higher education, chanting as they marched shoulder-to-shoulder and hoisted signs in the air calling for "Grants, Not Debt." In the largest such protest since 2010, the demonstrators were hoping to persuade lawmakers to eliminate tuition, fix the student debt crisis and reverse the recently announced plan to swap education grants for loans, the Telegraph rehttp://www.ibtimes.com/amid-free-education-protests-college-costs-around-world-reveal-countries-differences-2169126Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:49:16 -0500UC Merced Stabbing: Suspect Apprehended After Injuring Multiple People: Reporthttp://www.ibtimes.com/uc-merced-stabbing-suspect-apprehended-after-injuring-multiple-people-report-2169262
UPDATE: 12:35 p.m. EST -- The UC Merced Twitter account confirmed that the suspect in Wednesday's stabbing was killed by police. Five students were stabbed.
Update: 5 students stabbed; 2 sent out via medical helicopter; 3 treated on campus. All conscious.
&amp;mdash; UC Merced (@ucmerced) November 4, 2015http://www.ibtimes.com/uc-merced-stabbing-suspect-apprehended-after-injuring-multiple-people-report-2169262Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:10:35 -0500College Costs 2015: Tuition And Fee Averages Rise, Student Borrowing Falls In Post-Recession Periodhttp://www.ibtimes.com/college-costs-2015-tuition-fee-averages-rise-student-borrowing-falls-post-recession-2167206
Surprise: The cost of college has kept rising in the 2015-16 school year, according to a report out Wednesday from the College Board. The nonprofit found that when adjusted for inflation, the average published tuition and fees for four-year, public institutions in the United States were about 40 percent more than they were 10 years ago. The costs were up about 3 percent from last year across the board.http://www.ibtimes.com/college-costs-2015-tuition-fee-averages-rise-student-borrowing-falls-post-recession-2167206Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:17:45 -0500Muslim Students In California Report Discrimination At Twice National Bullying Ratehttp://www.ibtimes.com/muslim-students-california-report-discrimination-twice-national-bullying-rate-2163946
Muslim students in California public schools and non-Muslim private schools report being bullied and discriminated against at much higher rates than their peers, according to a report released Friday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations.http://www.ibtimes.com/muslim-students-california-report-discrimination-twice-national-bullying-rate-2163946Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:28:43 -0400Free SAT NYC: High School Juniors Can Take Exam For No Cost With College Application Programhttp://www.ibtimes.com/free-sat-nyc-high-school-juniors-can-take-exam-no-cost-college-application-program-2158507
Taking the SAT is hard enough without worrying about registration fees, and New York City knows it. The district announced Monday that 11th graders in the city's public schools will be able to take the college entrance exam for free starting in 2016, the New York Daily News reported. The SAT will also be administered on a school day as part of a push to increase the number of students taking the test and continuing their education.http://www.ibtimes.com/free-sat-nyc-high-school-juniors-can-take-exam-no-cost-college-application-program-2158507Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:14:01 -0400Student Loan Crisis Update: College Graduates' Debt 'Highest Yet' With $28,950 Average In 2014http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-crisis-update-college-graduates-debt-highest-yet-28950-average-2014-2158344
Student debt continued to rise throughout 2014, affecting nearly 70 percent of graduating seniors and coming in at average of $28,950 per borrower, according to a report published Tuesday by the Institute for College Access and Success. The Oakland, California-based nonprofit found that the United States has seen average student debt levels rise at more than double the inflation rate over the past 10 years, and it's worse in some states -- like Delaware -- than others. http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-crisis-update-college-graduates-debt-highest-yet-28950-average-2014-2158344Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:30:44 -0400Scholarships For College Students 2015: 60 Awards With Deadlines In October, November And Decemberhttp://www.ibtimes.com/scholarships-college-students-2015-60-awards-deadlines-october-november-december-2152886
Whether you're preparing for college or already in it, you know that higher education can break the bank. The average cost of one year of college at a public, in-state university cost more than $9,000 in 2014, and for private colleges it exceeded $31,000. But don't start selling your plasma just yet. There are thousands of scholarships linked to any topic you can imagine, and dozens of them have deadlines before the year is done.http://www.ibtimes.com/scholarships-college-students-2015-60-awards-deadlines-october-november-december-2152886Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:24:26 -0400How To Apply To College For Free 2015: 5 Ways Students Can Get Fee Waivershttp://www.ibtimes.com/how-apply-college-free-2015-5-ways-students-can-get-fee-waivers-2148590
The cost of college can wreck your wallet before you even set foot on campus. It's become standard for institutions to require nonrefundable application fees up to $90, which can be a financial hardship for some students -- and it adds up if you're applying to multiple colleges.http://www.ibtimes.com/how-apply-college-free-2015-5-ways-students-can-get-fee-waivers-2148590Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:16:31 -0400Wisconsin Gender-Neutral Homecoming Court: Madison High School To Crown 'Regent Royalty' In LGBT-Friendly Traditionhttp://www.ibtimes.com/wisconsin-gender-neutral-homecoming-court-madison-high-school-crown-regent-royalty-2144130
West High School in Madison, Wisconsin, will crown its homecoming court as usual Friday. But this year, it'll break with tradition by not naming a king and a queen. School administrators have moved to a gender-neutral homecoming court, called the "Regent Royalty," as a result of a successful student body petition to make the process more inclusive, the Guardian reported.http://www.ibtimes.com/wisconsin-gender-neutral-homecoming-court-madison-high-school-crown-regent-royalty-2144130Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:28:33 -0400Obama Administration's Financial Aid Experiment For Poor Students Innovative But 'Tricky,' Experts Sayhttp://www.ibtimes.com/obama-administrations-financial-aid-experiment-poor-students-innovative-tricky-2141402
As the cost of college climbs and the inequality gap grows, the government is exploring alternative ways to get low-income Americans involved in higher education.http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-administrations-financial-aid-experiment-poor-students-innovative-tricky-2141402Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:48:33 -0400Singapore Leader Says Yale's Asian School Needs To Understand How Region Workshttp://www.ibtimes.com/singapore-leader-says-yales-asian-school-needs-understand-how-region-works-2138638
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Yale University's partnership with one of the country's biggest schools needs to adapt to Asia. He made the comments Monday at the inauguration of the campus of Yale-National University of Singapore College, a three-year project that has been criticized for perceived compromises on academic freedom and freedom of expression.http://www.ibtimes.com/singapore-leader-says-yales-asian-school-needs-understand-how-region-works-2138638Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:23:25 -0400Indiana University's Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Suspended Amid Hazing Video Investigationhttp://www.ibtimes.com/indiana-universitys-alpha-tau-omega-fraternity-suspended-amid-hazing-video-2132179
Indiana University announced late Wednesday that it has suspended the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in an ongoing investigation into hazing allegations. The decision was made after a video emerged on YouTube reportedly showing a pledge being coerced to perform oral sex on a woman as several others cheered him on.http://www.ibtimes.com/indiana-universitys-alpha-tau-omega-fraternity-suspended-amid-hazing-video-2132179Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:04:18 -0400After Oregon Shooting, Should Online School Threats Be Taken More Seriously?http://www.ibtimes.com/after-oregon-shooting-should-online-school-threats-be-taken-more-seriously-2129439
Chris Harper-Mercer may have warned someone before initiating last week's massacre at Umpqua Community College. Soon after the suspect killed nine people and himself in Roseburg, Oregon, an anonymous post on a 4chan message board began circulating online. It told readers, "Don't go to school tomorrow if you are in the Northwest."http://www.ibtimes.com/after-oregon-shooting-should-online-school-threats-be-taken-more-seriously-2129439Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:45:18 -0400Best Universities In The World 2016: United States Tops List Of Global Schools Over China, UKhttp://www.ibtimes.com/best-universities-world-2016-united-states-tops-list-global-schools-over-china-uk-2127807
U.S. News &amp; World Report released its 2016 Best Global Universities rankings Tuesday, and the United States again dominated. About 180 American institutions made the list of 750 schools analyzed by the media company famous for its best colleges lists. Harvard University was named the best university in the world, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University and Britain's University of Oxford.http://www.ibtimes.com/best-universities-world-2016-united-states-tops-list-global-schools-over-china-uk-2127807Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:43:57 -0400Umpqua Community College Shooting: Reports Of Shots Fired At Oregon Schoolhttp://www.ibtimes.com/umpqua-community-college-shooting-reports-shots-fired-oregon-school-2123360
UPDATE 8:50 p.m. EDT: Law enforcement officers identified the Umpqua Community College shooter as Chris Harper Mercer, age 26, according to CBS News. Officials said he was not a student at the school.http://www.ibtimes.com/umpqua-community-college-shooting-reports-shots-fired-oregon-school-2123360Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:12:45 -0400US Educators Racist? School-To-Prison Pipeline Targeted By Arne Duncan Often A Diversity, Training Problemhttp://www.ibtimes.com/us-educators-racist-school-prison-pipeline-targeted-arne-duncan-often-diversity-2121496
Ahmed Mohamed may be the most well-known student to be arrested at school, but he certainly wasn't the first. In Milledgeville, Georgia, there was Salecia Johnson, a 6-year-old handcuffed after having a temper tantrum.http://www.ibtimes.com/us-educators-racist-school-prison-pipeline-targeted-arne-duncan-often-diversity-2121496Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:49:38 -0400Millennials And Their Money: Portrait Of A Generationhttp://www.ibtimes.com/millennials-their-money-portrait-generation-2119516
Stephen Campagnone’s future awaited him in the meeting room. He’d been a teller at a retail bank in his native Rhode Island for a year, pulling in a weekly paycheck of about $560. The position had followed a string of low-paying odd jobs, including managing a hotel housekeeping office and waiting tables. Now, three years after graduating college midway through a recession, and with more than $60,000 in student debt, Campagnone hoped for his first big-time raise.http://www.ibtimes.com/millennials-their-money-portrait-generation-2119516Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:53:46 -0400Best States For Teachers 2015: Massachusetts, Virginia Top List Of Instructor-Friendly Placeshttp://www.ibtimes.com/best-states-teachers-2015-massachusetts-virginia-top-list-instructor-friendly-places-2116615
If you're currently a teacher or want to be one in the future, make sure you're in the right state. Massachusetts, Virginia and Minnesota are all good options for educators -- at least, that's according to personal finance site WalletHub's recently released 2015 list of the best and worst states for teachers. But you should avoid Arizona, North Carolina and West Virginia, which ranked as the bottom three.http://www.ibtimes.com/best-states-teachers-2015-massachusetts-virginia-top-list-instructor-friendly-places-2116615Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:33:37 -0400Pope Visit 2015: Catholic Schools' Enrollment Trends Paint Bleak Picturehttp://www.ibtimes.com/pope-visit-2015-catholic-schools-enrollment-trends-paint-bleak-picture-2114260
Thirty-two students at St. Genevieve High School in Panorama City, California, are taking a social studies class this year with one goal: "To affect state policy on funding for schools like ours," said principal Dan Horn. The juniors will learn how decisions are made about vouchers and education tax credits -- and try to get them so their school can survive.http://www.ibtimes.com/pope-visit-2015-catholic-schools-enrollment-trends-paint-bleak-picture-2114260Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:59:15 -0400Seattle Eliminates School Suspensions To Help Black, Latino Studentshttp://www.ibtimes.com/seattle-eliminates-school-suspensions-help-black-latino-students-2112037
Seattle Public Schools became the latest school district to try eliminating out-of-school suspensions Wednesday, in response to research showing suspensions disproportionately punish students of color.http://www.ibtimes.com/seattle-eliminates-school-suspensions-help-black-latino-students-2112037Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:29:35 -0400Eid Al-Adha 2015: New York City Schools Observing Muslim Holiday For First Time http://www.ibtimes.com/eid-al-adha-2015-new-york-city-schools-observing-muslim-holiday-first-time-2110075
New York City public schools were scheduled to close Thursday for their first time recognizing the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. The district, which serves about 1.1 million students, was due to become the largest school system in the United States to shut down for the observance. Local Muslims welcomed the move as a symbol of the community's acceptance and shift toward inclusion, Agence France Presse reported.http://www.ibtimes.com/eid-al-adha-2015-new-york-city-schools-observing-muslim-holiday-first-time-2110075Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:07:25 -0400